Integration of Physical Infrastructure in the Americas
Poverty, Inequality, and Inequity
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
Access to and use of Information and Communication Technologies
Citizen Security and Transnational Organized Crime
Recognize the role of the Summits of the Americas Secretariat in support of the Chair of the Summits of the Americas process in following up on and facilitating the implementation of the mandates and initiatives stemming from the Ninth Summit of the Americas and prior Summits, as well as that of the Technical Secretariat, which provides institutional memory of the process and serves as the coordinating body of the Joint Summit Working Group.
(Mandate 31, Inter-American Action Plan on Democratic Governance, IX Summit of the Americas, Los Angeles, California, 2022)
IX Summit of the Americas
The IX Summit of the Americas was held in Los Angeles, United States, on June 8-10, 2022. Under the theme “Building a Sustainable, Resilient and Equitable Future,” the Heads of State and Government adopted by consensus mandates contained in five different Political Commitments: Action Plan on Health and Resilience in the Americas; Our Sustainable Green Future; Accelerating the Clean, sustainable, Renewable, and Just Energy Transition; Inter-American Action Plan on Democratic Governance; and Regional Agenda for Digital Transformation. EN |
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During the Second Meeting of the SIRG at the Ministerial Level, held in Lima, Peru, on the occasion of the LII OAS General Assembly on October 6, 2022, the National Calendar and Working Procedures for the follow-up and implementation of the IX Summit of the Americas were approved. This document defines the creation of five Ad Hoc Technical Groups, one for each of the Political Commitments or Mandates adopted at the IX Summit. These Technical Groups bring together periodically subject-matter experts from the Summit governments to support progress in the implementation of the mandates and to report the progress made to the SIRG.
In an effort to facilitate the dissemination of documents emanating from such meetings, the Summits Secretariat will be using an internal website for consultation by the delegations.
VIII Summit of the Americas
The VIII Summit of the Americas was held in Lima, Peru on April 13 and 14, 2018. After more than thirteen years, the Heads of State and Government adopted by consensus the Lima Commitment, a document with clear and concrete mandates aimed at preventing and combating corruption as the main scourge that threatens democracies and the well-being of citizens in the Americas.EN |
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Platform of the Mechanism for Follow up and Implementation
of the Lima Commitment
Adopted in 2018, it aims at recording the progress made by each participating state of the Eighth Summit of the Americas and the Joint Summit Working Group (JSWG), to meet the agreements adopted in the Lima Commitment, “Democratic Governance against Corruption.”
Database of Good Practices and Regional Capacities
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Cooperation Initiatives Promoted by the Summits Secretariat
Policy Dialogues
Policy Dialogue: “Balance of Power and the Safeguarding of Democracy” Reflections on the 20th Anniversary of the Adoption of the Inter-American Democratic Charter” EN |
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Policy Dialogue: Private sector in the context of the pandemic: The pending challenge of social inclusion in the Americas EN |
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Policy Dialogue: State of Freedom of Expression and Journalism in the Americas
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Policy Dialogue: Money Laundering and its Relationship with Corruption Investigations
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Socialization and dialogue of co-creation of the draft document of the National Open Data Policy (2019)
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Summit Talks:
Democratization of Information:
Open Data in Preventing and Fighting Corruption
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- Emerging Technologies: Prevention
and Fight against Corruption
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Interviews
Ana María Calderón Boy Interim Spokesperson of the Mission to Support the Fight Against corruption and Impunity in Honduras MACCIH/OAS
Janet Tello Gilardi Supreme Judge and President of the Judicial Integrity Commission of Peru
Grenville T. Williams Director of the Asset Recovery Unit (ARU) of the Regional Security System (RSS) of the Caribbean
Summits of the Americas Follow-up System (SISCA) By providing greater efficiency in the processing of information and systematization of results, SISCA serves as a useful tool in promoting greater transparency and effectiveness in the follow-up process on the Summits of the Americas mandates. It also serves as an important information database which can be easily accessed. This information demonstrates the real impact of Summit decisions and programs for peoples of the Americas.
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